Humaithara

Humaithara حميثرة (in Arabic)
View of Humaithara during the ʻurs of al-Shadhili
Humaithara
Coordinates: 24°12′2.66″N 34°38′8.33″E / 24.2007389°N 34.6356472°E / 24.2007389; 34.6356472
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Red Sea
Population  (2012)
• Total	4,218
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Abu Al Hassan El-Shazly or Sheikh Shazly as called now or the original name Humaithara (Arabic: حميثرة Ḥumaythirah, also spelled "Humaisara," "Al Maithara") or Sheikh Shazily (Arabic. الشيخ الشاذلى) (as it is called in Egypt now) is an isolated town in the Egyptian desert located in the Red Sea Governorate in Egypt. The town is surrounded by hills. The Holy Shrine of Imām Nūr al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan ʻAlī al-Shādhilī is located here.^[1]